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Pope.L

Historical Suit

  • Year1991-2019
  • MaterialTompkins Square Crawl suit, peanut butter, wood, MDF, fabric, insulation foam, screws, hanger, snap buttons
  • Dimensions82.6 x 179.1 x 26.7 cm
  • Year of acquisition2023
  • Inventory numberUAB 1321
  • On viewGround floor
  • Copyright© Pope.L,  Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York

More about the artwork

The original pinstriped suit worn by Pope.L in his 1991 performance “Tompkins Square Crawl” is displayed here in an open shipping crate. The “Historical Suit” (1991–2019) is smeared with peanut butter, a substance the artist calls “brown goo,” which he often uses in his works along with the “white goo” of mayonnaise. This play with color and unconventional material not only attests to Pope.L’s disarming as well as humorous exploration of the relationship between consumerism and racism. As in his performances, here he overtly addresses the complex and ambivalent representation of Black identity in a white-dominated American culture.

Leicht geöffnete Holzkiste, die vertikal an einer Wand lehnt. Es ist der Ärmel eines schwarzen Jacketts auf rosafarbenem Hintergrund in der Kiste zu erkennen.
Detailaufnahme eines schwarzen Jacketts, das mit Erdnussbutter beschmiert ist

Further artworks

Cy Twombly , Lepanto VII, 2001, UAB 475aus der Sammlung Brandhorst
Cy Twombly Lepanto VII, 2001 Upper floor
Cy Twombly, THERMOPYLAE (MEUDON), 1992, UAB 466aus der Sammlung Brandhorst
Cy Twombly Thermopylae (Meudon), 1990 Upper floor
Malerei von Nicole Eisenman in Grüntönen, die eine Figur zeigt, die einen Brief liest
Nicole Eisenman From Success to Obscurity, 2004 Basement floor
Zeichnung mit Graphit und Tinte auf Papier, auf der zwei abstrahierte Körper zu sehen sind, die kreisförmig ineinander verschlungen sind.
Kara Walker Title Unknown, 2020 Ground floor
Foto einer Seitenansicht eines Schwarzen Mannes, der im Superman-Kostüm mit einem Skateboard auf dem Rücken im Gras kriecht. Im Hintergrund ist eine Skyline zu erkennen.
Pope.L The Great White Way, 22 Miles, 5 Years, 1 Street (Segment H1: December 29, 2001), 2001-2006 Ground floor